This and That 11-30-14

From The Herald

Published 3:29 am, Friday, November 28, 2014

Unger Memorial Library is sponsoring Plainview Page Turners reading group. The next meeting is at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Unger Library meeting room to discuss “Wishin and Hopin” by Wally Lamb. Copies of the book are available at the library's front desk. All readers are welcome.

Breakfast with Santa will be from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. This special event for children will be held at the Ollie Liner Center. Breakfast will be served and Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be there to hear each child’s special request. Cost is $5 per child and includes a gift sack filled with goodies, enjoy activity booths which will include face painting, and be entered in a drawing for prizes including a girl’s bicycle and a boy’s bicycle. Parents need to bring their cameras. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at the RSVP office at 825 Austin (Unger Library basement). This event is sponsored by the Runningwater Draw RSVP and Hale County 4-H Club. Call 291-1223 for information.

View hundreds of Nativities from around the world from the collection of Carolyn Cunningham from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, in the Dove Room at 305 N. Main, Lockney. Donations at the door. Sponsored by Hospice Hands Advisory Board.

Olton is seeking churches, civic organizations and school choirs to perform at that community’s Hometown Christmas Festival on Dec. 11. For more information contact Marvin Tilman or Lynette Deberry at 285-2611.

A Spaghetti Dinner, sponsored by the PHS Student Council, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the PHS Cafeteria. Purchase advanced tickets from any Student Council member. Call 806-252-3894 for information.

The Iva Wheeler Circle of First United Methodist Church will be selling pecans from the 2014 crop. Available will be pecan halves or pieces in 16 oz. bags for $10 each. They may be purchased at the church office, 1001 W. Seventh St., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office is closed from noon- 1 p.m.

Donations are being sought for the 17th annual Shoebox Christmas which provides gifts to residents in nursing homes, assisted living and retirement homes, Meals on Wheels recipients and others. Shampoo, body wash, tissues, lotion and similar items are needed. Contact Florence Carlisle at 806-293-2573, bring items to Billington Real Estate, 3109 Olton Rd., or send donations to that address.

In conjunction with the Christmas in Tulia celebration, an arts and crafts fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Tulia Senior Citizens Center. Booths are $35 and vendors are needed.

Other events on Dec. 6 include Breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m. at the First Methodist Church, 119 N. Briscoe; Swisher County Museum silent auction, featuring Christmas crafts and gifts, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 127 S.W. Second; a Christmas movie at the Royal Theater from 1-3 p.m.; Santa at the Depot from 3-4:30 p.m., at West Broadway and Santa Fe Avenue, featuring pictures, hot chocolate and cookies; and a lighted Christmas parade at 7 p.m. For more information or to register as a craft show vender or as a parade entry, call the Chamber at 995-2296.

Alvin Petty will pick up garage sale-types of items, with proceeds going to the Ideal Village Chapel Scholarship Fund. Call 806-759-0735.

“Things I Have Saw and Did - 50 Years of Thinking Out Loud,” a 442-page book of 250 stories and about 1,100 names by former Herald Editor Danny Andrews, is available at the Trinity Building, Ninth and Utica (north entrance), the Wayland University store, or by contacting andrewsd@wbu.edu or calling 291-3603 or 729-7154. The price is $25, which includes postage, with proceeds benefiting the Wayland general scholarship fund. Checks may be made to Danny Andrews and sent to 1305 Itasca, Plainview, TX 79072. All purchasers are eligible for a drawing for a large Wayland blanket.

The annual Chamber Christmas Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Entry forms and guidelines are available at the Plainview Chamber of Commerce office, 1906 W. Fifth. This year’s theme is “Christmas in Plain View.”

Artwalk on Broadway will be held Thursday, Dec. 4, in conjunction with the annual Chamber Christmas Parade.

A love fund for Don Burress to help offset medical costs has been established at Centennial Bank. Burress has been hospitalized in Lubbock for several weeks.

St. Paul Lutheran Church youth are selling Pecan Ridge pecan halves, large pieces and small chopped pieces for $9.50 per pound. Delivery in Plainview is available until Dec. 21. Call Beverly Wall at 774-1040, Nelda Barbian at 296-5004 or the church at 293-1697.

St. Paul Lutheran Church youth are selling Scentsy products through Dec. 7. Go to https://stacibarrett.scentsy.us and click on St. Paul youth fund raiser or call Staci Barrett at 806-336-1752 for more information.

SPC Plainview Cosmetology program starts a new class in January. Program requires admission to college, entrance test and interview. Pre-registration is required for the test. Next test is Dec. 5. For more information about program and assistance with admission application, financial aid and test registration, call 296-9611, ext. 4302 or 4304, or come by 1920 W. 24th St.

An account has been opened at Prosperity Bank to help offset travel costs for radiation treatments for Juilia Leyendecker who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

For Kids Sake classes for adults and Sandcastles for children ages 5-7 will be held from 8:15 a.m. to noon Saturday Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 21 and April 11 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost is $40 (cash only) For Kids Sake and $10 cash per child ($20 for three or more children) for Sandcastles. There is no need to register. Call 995-2756 and ask for Vickie.

T-shirts are being sold to help with medical expenses for Isabel Alvarez who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Cost is $15 and they are available in both pink and black. To order contact Janie Larsen at 806-729-5118 or Maybell Monreal at 806-685-4286.

Free GED and ESL classes are held from 5-8 p.m. each Monday and Tuesday at Houston School. Contact 293-6010 for information.

Divorce Care is a weekly seminar and support group designed to help heal the hurt and pain of divorce. It will provide practical information for those dealing with the challenges of divorce while gaining hope for the future. It meets from 6:30-8 p.m. each Thursday through Dec. 11, at United Assembly, 301 S.E. Ninth. Email aybellows@gmail.com or call 685-2038 for more information.

The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch will be at noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Van Howeling Room 104 on the Wayland campus. A light lunch will be provided. The books to be discussed include “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande, “Jamaica Inn” by Daphne Du Maurier, “Violins of Hope” by James A. Grymes and “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. Other books to be given thumbs up or thumbs down are “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly, “Grey Mountain” by John Grisham and “41” by George W. Bush.

Hale County farmers who need areas sprayed by the Noxious Weed Control District should either visit the board’s website at halecountynoxiousweeds.com or contact Lewis Senter, board supervisor, at 806-292-4750.

Any organization interested in having a program on Snack Pak 4 Kids in Plainview should contact Susan Hurt at 806-773-7550, Phyllis Wall at 806-296-6669 or send a message on the Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview Facebook page.

Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.

Covenant Hospital Plainview hosts the cancer survivors prayer support group “We Fight To Live” from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room B. The sessions will consist of a monthly topic and presenter, and a structured segment, allowing time for group sharing. The support group is open to those with a cancer diagnosis and anyone affected by their diagnosis. The group is led by Andrea Ingram and Nina Green, both cancer survivors, as well as Sherry Wall, hospital mission services. There is no charge for the group. For more information contact Andrea Ingram at 806-293-7614, Nina Green at 806-518-1629 or Sherry Wall at 806-291-3364.